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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.9220922
EAN: 9780316360678
ISBN: 0316360678
Label: Back Bay Books
Manufacturer: Back Bay Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 528
Publication Date: September 01, 1998
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Studio: Back Bay Books

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Amazon.com Review:
If the Kennedys are America's royal family, then John F. Kennedy was the nation's crown prince. Magnetic, handsome, and charismatic, his perfectly coifed image overshadowed the successes and failures of his presidency, and his assassination cemented his near-mythological status in American culture and politics. Struck down in his prime, he represented the best and the brightest of America's future, and when he died, part of the nation's promise and innocence went with him. That, at least, is the public version of the story.

The private version, according to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour M. Hersh, is quite different. His meticulous investigation of Kennedy has revealed a wealth of indiscretions and malfeasance, ranging from frequent liaisons with prostitutes and mistresses to the attempted assassination of Fidel Castro to involvement in organized crime. Though scandals in the White House are nothing new, Hersh maintains that Kennedy's activities went beyond minor abuses of power and personal indulgences: they threatened the security of the nation--particularly in the realm of foreign policy--and the integrity of the office. Hersh believes it was only a matter of time before Kennedy's dealings were exposed, and only his popularity and charm, compounded by his premature death, spared such an investigation for so long. Exposure was further stalled by Bobby Kennedy's involvement in nefarious dealings, enabling him to bury any investigation of his brother and--by extension--himself.

Based on interviews with former Kennedy administration officials, former Secret Service agents, and hundreds of Kennedy's personal friends and associates, The Dark Side of Camelot rewrites the history of John F. Kennedy and his presidency.

Product Description:
With its meticulously documented and compulsively readable portrait of JFK as a man whose reckless personal behavior imperiled his presidency, this monumental work of investigative journalism reveals the Kennedy White House as never before. Now in paperback, this watershed work promises more provocative debate. of photos.

Customer Reviews

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- The Dark Side of Camelot
Very interesting book on JFK. If you enjoy political back sides you will love this book, if your looking for a novel this is not your style. Lots of info. on the rise to the death of JFK.

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- Puts JFK's Reputation where it Belongs
This is an excellent start at revising presidential reputations in light of what we now know. Until the mid-1960's there was an unspoken rule in the press to turn a blind eye to personal flaws and political failures of politicians, thus leading to absurdly inaccurate public perceptions of presidents like JFK, FDR and Woodrow Wilson. For example, FDR has been the subject of several recent studies which pretty much conclusively prove that he actually lengthened the period of the Great Depression. SeeFDR's ... Read More

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- Slimeball proffering slimeballs telling stories about slimeballs
Seymour Hersh, the man according to whom we have to thank for the Church Commission (which led to idiotic government intelligence "reforms" that, in turn, contributed to the intelligence failures that permitted 9-11), presents his best shot in this book at smearing the Kennedy clan. John especially, but also Joe and even to a certain extent Bobby. In most of the book, he succeeds in this task only to the extent we can trust mobsters, convicted felons, former madams, self-professed ex-lovers, hustlers, ... Read More

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- Get the official CIA/corporate press version of JFK right here!
Normally I would not review an 11-year-old book, but as it presents a distorted view of JFK to say the least, and is still in print in 2008, here goes.

Mr. Hersh has obliged his corporate and government sponsors with a double-barreled hit. First, he produced a best-seller, and second, he produced a JFK biography sure to please both the corporates and their government cronies.

Mr. Hersh reveals JFK's sexual escapades in great length and detail. I estimate that at least 25% of the ... Read More

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- Interesting book that is stronger on reportage than analysis
Mr. Hersh paints a convincing picture of JFK as an extremely hard working, ambitious man who was party to a myriad of addictions including painkillers and sex. I actually found the early sections of the book which deal primarily with his father Joe Kennedy to be insightful into the kind of environment he grew up in and undoubtably led to his immoral nature. Where Hersh is on weaker ground is when he tries to psychoanalyze JFK. He attempts to connect all of Kennedy's personal issues to decisions made about ... Read More

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